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Blubber

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Noun

1. blubber

an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil

2. avoirdupois, blubber, fat, fatness

excess bodily weight

Example Sentences:
'she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others'

Verb

3. blub, blubber, sniffle, snivel, snuffle

cry or whine with snuffling

Example Sentences:
'Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!'

4. blubber, blubber out

utter while crying

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Blubber

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verb
1. 
to sob without restraint
2. 
to utter while sobbing
3. (transitive)
to make (the face) wet and swollen or disfigured by crying
noun
4. 
a thick insulating layer of fatty tissue below the skin of aquatic mammals such as the whale: used by humans as a source of oil
5. informal
excessive and flabby body fat
6. 
the act or an instance of weeping without restraint
7. Australian an informal name for jellyfish
adjective
8. (often in combination)
swollen or fleshy
blubber-faced
blubber-lips

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Blubber

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noun
1. 
the fat of the whale and other sea mammals, from which an oil is obtained
2.  Informal
unsightly fat on the human body
verb intransitive
1. 
to weep loudly, like a child
verb transitive
2. 
to say while blubbering
3. 
to wet, disfigure, or swell with weeping
noun
4. 
loud weeping; a blubbering
adjective
5. 
thick or swollen

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Blubber

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v. blub·bered, blub·ber·ing, blub·bers
v.intr.
To sob noisily. See Synonyms at cry.
v.tr.
1. To utter while crying and sobbing.
2. To make wet and swollen by weeping.
n.
A loud sobbing.
n.
1. The thick layer of fat between the skin and the muscle layers of whales and other marine mammals, from which an oil is obtained.
2. Excessive body fat.
3. Any of various large jellyfishes.
adj.
Swollen and protruding: blubber cheeks.

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